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General Boards => Submarine Related Chatter => School of the Boat => Topic started by: JTheotonio on February 25, 2009, 09:35:25 AM
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Let's start off a new topic. There is a lot of history about our first submarines, most of which are long gone and forgotten. Some of these predate even me.
So first here is a list of classes we will be working with on this bit of history. I like obscure facts. At one time, when my memory was still good, I could retain facts about anything. I was hard to beat at Trivia. So this being Tuesday I will let this run until next Tuesday or until all questions are answered correctly.
Classes:
• Alligator
• Holland
• Plunger
• B class
• C class
• D class
• E class
• F class
• G class
• H class
• K class
• L class
• M Class
• N class
• O class
• R class
• S class
In this list of early - well the first classes - of submarines, which class had a boat with a very unusual hull number? (and what was the number?)
In which submarine was the first Sperry Gyrocompass installed?
Which boat or class of boats was the first to have a double pressure hull?
Finally what are the names of the first 3 submarines "owned" by the US Navy?
So there you have four history questions. Total of 10 points for all four correct answers. First 3 are good for 2 Pt's, and the last is 4 Pt's.
Super bonus of 10 Pt's - Which submarine was commissioned with the young Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz in command.
Earn a total of 20 points on your way to Submarine History Champ! Maybe we can come up with a prize for the winner at the end of this series.
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Wow. This is a bump for answers. I have none right off.
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Geez, John. These are really tough. I'm embarrassed to say I don't think I'd do too well. :-\
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Was it the S-Class that had the first gyroscope?
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G Class USS Seal (SS 19 1/2)
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G Class USS Seal (SS 19 1/2)
:-\ Great, now I really feel bad.
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SS-19 1/2 is correct Dave. Good work. G-1 had a couple of the other answers... :laugh:
Hint - do a google search for submarine classes - just that and see if you can find a place that has the list that I started with and then you will find links on each class - then links on each boat. To save you time all the answers should be from the G-class back to the first classes.
What the hell here is the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_submarine_classes
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[quote :-\ Great, now I really feel bad. [/quote]
Bill you are just not old enough to know these older classes. :crazy2:
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[quote :-\ Great, now I really feel bad.
Bill you are just not old enough to know these older classes. :crazy2:
Finally!!! A plus for not knowing something. :D
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Everyone gets a plus here! :)
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Well I guess this was a bit too hard or just a bust for everyone :'(
So here are your answers, since Dave is the only one that answered one question correctly - Dave is the winner with 10 points.
In this list of early - well the first classes - of submarines, which class had a boat with a very unusual hull number? (and what was the number?)
G-1 SS-19 ½, also named Seal
She had 2 fixed torpedo tubes in the bow and four more that were mounted on the deck.
In which submarine was the first Sperry Gyrocompass installed?
USS E-1 SS-24 originally named Skipjack
Launched 27 May 1911, commissioned 14 February 1912, also with Lt. Chester W. Nimitz in Command (his second command of a submarine, so not the bonus question answer)
Which boat or class of boats was the first to have a double pressure hull?
M-1 SS-47 was the first double hull boat
Finally what are the names of the first 3 submarines "owned" by the US Navy?
1st was the Submarine Propeller, aka Alligator
2nd was the Intelligent Whale
3rd was the USS Holland
Super bonus of 10 Pt's - Which submarine was commissioned with the young Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz in command.
USS C-5 SS-16, also called Snapper, launched 16 June 1908, commissioned 2 February 1910 with Lt. Chester W. Nimitz in command
Well that wraps this one up. I guess Darrin and I will need to go back to the old drawing boards to come up with somehting a bit more interesting. Some of these history bites and pieces make good injections into conversations with tourists visiting your boats. I bet not too many people even know that Nimitz was a submarine sailer.
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Thanks for the answers John. That's some pretty unique stuff there.
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Learning about sumarines should not just be about WWII fleet-types. Much of what was in those boats comes from earlier experiments and inovations. Each class is step forward.
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Very late to the show...
I got happy that I had just read a lot of this in Freidman's "U.S. Submarines Through 1945 - An Illustrated Design History" and for once, I knew an answer or two!
...Then...
*sigh*
Looks like I'll keep reading...